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THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
10/13-10/14/12
Having a Ball 14th
annual Harvest event raises $400,000 photography by larry miller The Guild of the Chicago Botanic Garden hosted the 14th Annual Harvest Ball on Sept. 25, drawing 450 guests and raising $400,000 to benefit the CBG’s youth and teacher education programs. A live auction at the black-tie event was held during dinner, featuring domestic and international vacation packages, including a winter excursion to a private home in Montana and a trip to London and Paris. Also up for bidding were skybox tickets to a Chicago Bears game and a New York Fashion Week package in early February. Sally Brown Thilman, of Chicago, and Caroline Masterson, of Lake Forest, served as the Ball’s co-chairs. Auction cochairs were Megan Hoffman, of Winnetka, Emily DeGroot, of Chicago, and Kendra Thornton, of Winnetka. ■
SALLY BROWN THILMAN, CAROLINE MASTERSON
CHIP & EMILY GRACE, ROBIN & ANDREW BAASEN
DARREN & ANNE SNYDER
GREG HOFFMANN, BETH RADIS
JULIE & STEVE VALENTI
KATIE & TOM DONOVAN
KENDRA THORNTON, EMILY DEGROOT, MEGAN HOFFMANN LYDIA MARTI, SUE KROEGER, BOB & DANIELLE DOLD, JULIE UNRUH
TIM FINNEY, DANA BRISKIN